New Jersey Bears
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
nice pic's as always
looks like some youngsters, soon to be flying solo there, as mating season be kicking in soon
I been having a nice male showing up here a lot lately, he's actually a twin, well one of two males from a liter about 8-9 yrs back now, his bigger brother got tagged a last summer,but he sure made it thru winter in pretty FAT condition LOL
I also a few smaller one's
but not near as many as I I normally have running about, seems winter or?? took a tole on a lot of the bears here this yr
looks like some youngsters, soon to be flying solo there, as mating season be kicking in soon
I been having a nice male showing up here a lot lately, he's actually a twin, well one of two males from a liter about 8-9 yrs back now, his bigger brother got tagged a last summer,but he sure made it thru winter in pretty FAT condition LOL
I also a few smaller one's
but not near as many as I I normally have running about, seems winter or?? took a tole on a lot of the bears here this yr
#5
Lots of bear damage around Vermont this year. The numbers have risen probably as a result of less hunters and they are now going into suburban neighborhoods in search of easy food. I live in the only county in Vermont without bears. We are on a chain of fairly flat ag type islands with no suitable den sites.
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
Lots of bear damage around Vermont this year. The numbers have risen probably as a result of less hunters and they are now going into suburban neighborhoods in search of easy food. I live in the only county in Vermont without bears. We are on a chain of fairly flat ag type islands with no suitable den sites.
NO need to dig into the ground in a cave or like hole to winter!
I am now up to 13 different bears here this yr
less than normal yrs for me, which I average about 17!, for the past 25+ yrs or so!
so, numbers might seem higher in some places, but doesn';t mean there higher every where
I think the fact human sprawl has got to the point, more folks are where bears are, we just see them more and think THERE MUST BE MORE OF THEM!
when actually, it might just be, were seeing them more due to humans are disturbing them more and well, easier food many times with so many feeding them and have poor bear awareness skills on how to keep trash and other things from attracting them to homes where there seen then!
#7
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 2
Lots of bear damage around Vermont this year. The numbers have risen probably as a result of less hunters and they are now going into suburban neighborhoods in search of easy food. I live in the only county in Vermont without bears. We are on a chain of fairly flat ag type islands with no suitable den sites.
#8
Champlain Islands (Grand Isle County) is listed by Vt Fish and Wildlife as not having bears. I haven't heard of any ever been seen up here with such small woods and ag fields any bears would show up and be spotted. The northern edge of the county along the Quebec border has had a few moose seen passing through but no bears to my recollection.